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Alberta Pork Reacts to New Pig Code of Practice

2014-03-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - After years of planning and research, the new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs was made public last week (6 March). While the work of revising the code may have ended, the greater challenge of implementing it has just begun.

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Production, Consumption of Pork in EU Forecast to Rise

2014-03-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - Following two successive years of contracted beef and pork domestic supply and demand, EU meat production and consumption is expected to recover in 2014.

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Chinese Pork Prices Down in February

2014-03-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CHINA - China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased two per cent year on year in February, down from 2.5 per cent in January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) unveiled on Sunday (9 March).

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Despite PEDV and Other Challenges, Pork Producers Remain Upbeat on Future of Industry

2014-03-07 15:45:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: National Pork Board United States pork producers continue to find optimism even though concerns over hog health and disease rank as a top concern, according to the results of a survey released this week at the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City, Mo. The survey, fielded late in 2013, found 30 percent of producers said hog health and disease was the single biggest challenge they faced. This result is not surprising given Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) continues to impact farms across the country. read more

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Pork Exports Offer a Bright Outlook for 2014 Demand

2014-03-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - US pork exports remained strong last year, exceeding $6 billion for the third consecutive year, although down from the record level set in 2012. As 2013 drew to a close, 4.73 billion pounds of pork and pork variety meats valued at $6.05 billion dollars had been exported, down five per cent and four per cent, respectively, from 2012.

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